Sweet Corn - How to fertilize? When to fertilize? What do I use? Sweet corn is a heavy feeder and needs regular applications of fertilizer (and water). Let me show you how to grow the BEST sweet corn you've ever grown 😎 LEARN MORE ABOUT HOSS TOOLS HERE: bit.ly/homesteadadvisor Here is an article showing the best practices for Sweet Corn Production: www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/5/5/6/4/55646c0ef9404ad2073c46b006e13b51/sweet%20corn%20rev%204-17%20lsupdf.pdf Get Dirty! alan Check out my Website. I've written dozens of articles pertaining to all areas of homesteading and self sufficiency. Here's the link: homesteadadvisor.com/ If you enjoyed this video and would like to see more videos like this. please give this video a thumbs up and leave me a comment! Please subscribe, it would really help my channel! Thank you for watching! ❤
Love that clone of yours might be little slower but it works. BTW ive been using totes of months old straight chicken poop, corn is green at 3 ft tall and i hilled it twice. Pays off cleaning the coop and run everyday.
I got a 10x10 plot i planted this year. Its been a rough year with health issues. So i struggled to get that corn in the ground. Even went as far as taking a stick and a water hose and counterattacked the army worms because the budeget didnt allow for bt. Well when that storm came through here and laid the back section of my plot over and it didnt stand back up on its on I trellised them. I did a make shift florida weave and stood them suckers back up. And they are doing really good. Lol.
That’s what I do. Put in some t posts and some string between the rows to hold the corn up. I haven’t done it yet… But I need to get on it pretty doggone quick. Thanks for the reminder.
Hey, Thats Cheating...You've got TWO of ya working in the Garden. LOL.. I was going to suggest covering up the trench you fertilized with some compost, but you done covered it up. LOL Looking forward to seeing how your corn does this year and the updates you share with us. "It's ALWAYS best to under fertilize, than over fertilize" is what my Grandmother used to always tell us. I can remember seeing some of the best and greenish corn at her house.
@@BIGALTX Yea, a lot of folks use to just ignore the elderly. Thinking they just rambled on and on about nothing worth listening too. I use to love hearing their stories about past times and so much knowledge they had that was so priceless. Folks now days are going to be hurting if it gets back to those times again. Atleast some will be.
I tried using corn as a "Living Fence" at one of the places I used to live in Toronto.... I quickly learned it was a bad idea... soon as corn appeared, so did the raccoons & squirrels... lol..
I use calcium nitrate in my tomato and pepper hydroponics water. Have to keep it in the house durn stuff melts in The Texas heat. I use it on my corn but I mix it with water and water it in. I do mine about 4 times. Kinda like Hoss said on video fertilize corn until the tips of leaves burn. Every year I grew hydropnics but not this year just didnt feel like messing with it but it grows veggies way bigger n better than dirt.
Not a lot of advantages. But, for me... the one advantage is that my young corn won't wash away in a hard rain. (my gardens are on a slope) I had that happen over and over with my corn when it was a few inches tall. In these raised beds, that has never happened.
Dear friend, I believe that you are using a very expensive fertilizer to feed the corn. Can you please show you raising corn using 10-10-10 granular fertilizer at pre plant followed by sidedressing urea? Thank you
my 90 days sweet corn started tasseling around 6 weeks. by 8 weeks I have ears on them. they look skinny and the silk already are turning brown at the end of week 8?
Tub Garden Question: They are only about 6" deep, but I have the bottoms cut out of them. I got them from a business that was throwing them away 15 or so years ago They are industrial, very heavy duty totes...about 15 LBS empty I can't get any more 🙁 I saw some on Amazon a few years ago and they were 80 bucks each !!
😂😂😂 Loove how fast the two of ya worked... give us that link, I sure need to be doubled!😮
Thanks for the reminder to fertilize my corn!
Blessings ❤
The LSU agriculture link is below the video
@@BIGALTX 🤣🤣🤣I was talking about a link to double yourself...
@@amsohn1 Hahaha... I wish it was that easy.
I was just fiddling around when I edited the video 😀
I fertilized when planting the seed with 10-10-10, then again when they were knee high. The corn has done just fine and the ears look amazing.
Sounds like you’re doing everything just right. 👍🏻 😀
Sweet Corn - How to fertilize? When to fertilize? What do I use?
Sweet corn is a heavy feeder and needs regular applications of fertilizer (and water).
Let me show you how to grow the BEST sweet corn you've ever grown 😎
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOSS TOOLS HERE: bit.ly/homesteadadvisor
Here is an article showing the best practices for Sweet Corn Production:
www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/5/5/6/4/55646c0ef9404ad2073c46b006e13b51/sweet%20corn%20rev%204-17%20lsupdf.pdf
Get Dirty!
alan
Check out my Website.
I've written dozens of articles pertaining to all areas of homesteading and self sufficiency.
Here's the link: homesteadadvisor.com/
If you enjoyed this video and would like to see more videos like this. please give this video a thumbs up and leave me a comment!
Please subscribe, it would really help my channel!
Thank you for watching! ❤
I see your onions in the background, and they sure are looking good. I have already pulled most of mine.
Mine are close to be pulled. I'll video it soon :)
Love that clone of yours might be little slower but it works. BTW ive been using totes of months old straight chicken poop, corn is green at 3 ft tall and i hilled it twice. Pays off cleaning the coop and run everyday.
I only clean about twice a year
My chickens would LOVE you 👍😎
😊 nice looking onions!
THANKS Lori... They ARE looking pretty good
I'll try to show them in a video soon 👍😎
I got a 10x10 plot i planted this year. Its been a rough year with health issues. So i struggled to get that corn in the ground. Even went as far as taking a stick and a water hose and counterattacked the army worms because the budeget didnt allow for bt. Well when that storm came through here and laid the back section of my plot over and it didnt stand back up on its on I trellised them. I did a make shift florida weave and stood them suckers back up. And they are doing really good. Lol.
That’s what I do. Put in some t posts and some string between the rows to hold the corn up.
I haven’t done it yet…
But I need to get on it pretty doggone quick.
Thanks for the reminder.
@@BIGALTX lol. Thats kind of a relief. For a bit I thought I was just too obsessed. Lol.
Hey, Thats Cheating...You've got TWO of ya working in the Garden. LOL..
I was going to suggest covering up the trench you fertilized with some compost, but you done covered it up. LOL
Looking forward to seeing how your corn does this year and the updates you share with us. "It's ALWAYS best to under fertilize, than over fertilize" is what my Grandmother used to always tell us. I can remember seeing some of the best and greenish corn at her house.
I'm always ready to hear wisdom of the previous generations.
Since it's a DOUBLE row, I'm really not sure if I used enough...
@@BIGALTX Yea, a lot of folks use to just ignore the elderly. Thinking they just rambled on and on about nothing worth listening too. I use to love hearing their stories about past times and so much knowledge they had that was so priceless. Folks now days are going to be hurting if it gets back to those times again. Atleast some will be.
every time i need a video here it is on your channel lol
Ha ha ha. That’s what I strive for 😊
I tried using corn as a "Living Fence" at one of the places I used to live in Toronto.... I quickly learned it was a bad idea... soon as corn appeared, so did the raccoons & squirrels... lol..
Squirrels will definitely get them
Here's a cool video of one of my squirrels... gotta watch till the end 👍😎
@@BIGALTX which video with squirrels? couldn't see it on your channel
@@bikinglikebecker Sorry, forgot to include the link: ua-cam.com/video/0CzuRTYUOwE/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/z2HKbygLjJs/v-deo.html
I use calcium nitrate in my tomato and pepper hydroponics water. Have to keep it in the house durn stuff melts in The Texas heat. I use it on my corn but I mix it with water and water it in. I do mine about 4 times. Kinda like Hoss said on video fertilize corn until the tips of leaves burn.
Every year I grew hydropnics but not this year just didnt feel like messing with it but it grows veggies way bigger n better than dirt.
I’ve never tried hydroponics, but I have researched it quite a bit. Seems like a lot of trouble, but pretty cool.
ha, which one's the replicant right of left? I want to do that for my job! My lab work's a little rusty.
Hahhh, let me know Alan how I can get 5 of me lol.! I subbed to you after the cattle panel greenhouse. I said, this guy has good ideas.
Thanks Leland
Thanks!!!
You bet.
Do you guys see advantages to planting your corn in these crates compared to direct seeding or transplanting?
Not a lot of advantages.
But, for me... the one advantage is that my young corn won't wash away in a hard rain.
(my gardens are on a slope)
I had that happen over and over with my corn when it was a few inches tall.
In these raised beds, that has never happened.
Dear friend, I believe that you are using a very expensive fertilizer to feed the corn. Can you please show you raising corn using 10-10-10 granular fertilizer at pre plant followed by sidedressing urea? Thank you
No, I can’t show that because that’s not the way I do it.
I would like to hear more about it though, if you want to explain it.
I can’t fully grasp planting in tubs? God gave you an endless tub lol
my 90 days sweet corn started tasseling around 6 weeks. by 8 weeks I have ears on them. they look skinny and the silk already are turning brown at the end of week 8?
Wow… That’s early.
But, hot weather will make the mature much quicker.
I hope you get a decent harvest.
Let me know.
Does anyone know why my corn stalks is turning red at the bottom where it goes in the ground and it's a real light green color? Its 2 ft tall.
Some varieties will do that. I don’t think it’s anything to be concerned about.
Thank you for replying
Where can I purchase grow tubs like these in this video?
Tub Garden Question:
They are only about 6" deep, but I have the bottoms cut out of them.
I got them from a business that was throwing them away 15 or so years ago
They are industrial, very heavy duty totes...about 15 LBS empty
I can't get any more 🙁
I saw some on Amazon a few years ago and they were 80 bucks each !!
@@BIGALTX Thanks!
Guess which sweet corn I like.
HAHAHA.... I bet I KNOW!!
@@BIGALTX LOL! I know...right!😂